Campus Units

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 6-2017

Journal or Book Title

Journal of Sport and Health Science

Volume

6

Issue

2

First Page

241

Last Page

247

DOI

10.1016/j.jshs.2016.01.006

Abstract

The well-rounded development of the child, including physical, cognitive, emotional, and social health, may be the most efficient route to well-being and academic success. The primary goal was to investigate the feasibility of implementing a 12-week structured program of physical activity (PA) incorporating cognitive, social, and emotional elements in preschool. Additionally, this study, using a within-subject design, examined the acute effects of a PA session on classroom engagement and changes on perceived competence and peer acceptance from the first to the last week of the program.

Comments

This article is published as Vazou, Spyridoula, Constantine Mantis, Gayle Luze, and Jacqueline S. Krogh. "Self-perceptions and social–emotional classroom engagement following structured physical activity among preschoolers: A feasibility study." Journal of Sport and Health Science (2016). 10.1016/j.jshs.2016.01.006. Posted with permission.